Here’s a great activity for your toddler or preschooler using a cardboard shape and rubber bands. It is great for strengthening finger and hand muscles which is important for beginning writers. Cut a star out of sturdy cardboard and give your child several rubber bands to stretch over it. This is a great activity for motor …
Learn this customizable Spell Your Name Song that your little one will love! I made up this How to Spell Your Name Song to help B learn to spell his name and baby N’s name. It’s also helping him at a time when he is confusing “him, her, he, and she” (ex: Look at that …
I’ve seen this opening and closing activity all over the internet and have been so excited to try it with B! I saved up quite a few containers that open in different ways. I put a penny in each container and told Blake he could put the pennies in his bank if he could get them …
I saw this activity on No Time For Flashcards. I put random objects from around the house into this empty kleenex box. B pulled objects out to identify and sorted them onto the paper. B loved this and kept asking to do it over and over again. You might be asking how this experience applies …
Is your child scared of the dark or worried about monsters? This Monster Spray is for you! It worked for us. B is going through a stage where he is scared of monsters coming into his room at night. It is effecting his sleep and making our bedtime routine so much longer. It is so …
Is your child bored with your puzzles? Sometimes your child does a puzzle so many times that they get bored and don’t want to do it again. Sometimes the puzzle is too hard so your child tries it once and doesn’t want to revisit it. Sometimes the puzzle is the right difficulty level but seems …
Sweeping Beans is a fun motor skills activity for your toddler or preschooler! I’ve seen this activity online in quite a few places and finally found the broom and dust pan for B at the Target dollar spot. I taped a piece of paper onto his table (you could also do this on the floor …
I finally bought some dot painters from Amazon and they are a big hit. We are addicted! Here’s what we’ve done with them so far….. We love using these Magnet Pages from Making Learning Fun! They also have these Do A Dot Marker Pages but we haven’t tried them yet. Letter Searches from Prekinders We’ve …
We already use these shaped ice cube trays for making crayons, transferring ice cubes with kitchen utensils, and for Muffin Tin Monday, and now bathtub ice cubes. Just add food coloring (NOT TOO MUCH), freeze them, and you are ready to go. B had a great time “seeing what would happen”. He …
This styrofoam zoo activity was so fun to design, create, and play with. With all of the packages that are being shipped this time of year, you may come across some interesting styrofoam pieces like we have. We used crayon and marker to make this piece into a zoo. Save your styrofoam and cardboard pieces. …
Make your own felt capes for your little ones with this easy tutorial and watch the creative play unfold! The thing I love most about B’s age (2 1/2) is how he loves to pretend! B and his friend C spend tons of time saving animals (like Diego) or running and hiding from bears. On …
Your toddler or preschooler will love this ice cube transfer activity. Put a little food coloring in your ice cube tray so that your child can see them in the water. First, fill ice cube trays with water and food coloring. I used a couple of Christmas shaped trays from the dollar store and made …